Political buzz from around Mississippi: Bryant talks health care

1:05 PM,
Jan. 27, 2013

Written by

Brian Eason
| beason@jackson.gannett.com

Gov. Phil Bryant told a health-focused news website last week that there is "no one in America" who doesn't have health care, although he conceded that some may have to go to the emergency room to get it.

Of course, if you define "having health care" as having health insurance, there are a great many people who lack it. According to Census data, 48.6 million people were uninsured in 2011.

Bryant's unusual choice of words came from a lengthy Q&A with Kaiser Health News, that later was flagged by the Mississippi Hospital Association, who opposes Bryant's stance on expanding Medicaid. The broader ...